Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaOver a period of six years, Dr. Schaller explored the awesome Himalays in order to study the fascinating but increasingly rare wild life of the area and to determine what locations would make good reserves and national parks. Just as the outside influences of the last quarter century are taking their toll of the wildlife of the region, so are they changing the culture of the people who have lived there for centuries. High adventure, introspection, observation, and discovery are a part of this story. |
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... India , and Nepal . Each range has a character of its own . The Pamirs , the Bam - i- dunya or Roof of the World ... India , Nepal , Bhutan , and India once more . Unlike the arid Hindu Kush and Karakoram , moisture - laden clouds reach ...
... India , and Nepal . Each range has a character of its own . The Pamirs , the Bam - i- dunya or Roof of the World ... India , Nepal , Bhutan , and India once more . Unlike the arid Hindu Kush and Karakoram , moisture - laden clouds reach ...
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... India . Hearing reports of this , Pakistan encouraged a private army of Afridis , Mohmands , and other Pathan tribesmen from the Northwest Frontier to invade the Vale of Kashmir and occupy the city of Srinagar and its airport before India ...
... India . Hearing reports of this , Pakistan encouraged a private army of Afridis , Mohmands , and other Pathan tribesmen from the Northwest Frontier to invade the Vale of Kashmir and occupy the city of Srinagar and its airport before India ...
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... India from 1963 to 1965 ; once again the conservation problems of India became my concern . Although I went to find tahr , I also found echoes of my past . The Nilgiri Hills rise abruptly from plains where the states of Karnataka ...
... India from 1963 to 1965 ; once again the conservation problems of India became my concern . Although I went to find tahr , I also found echoes of my past . The Nilgiri Hills rise abruptly from plains where the states of Karnataka ...
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